cocktails, island style, stories & beautiful blue water
Welcome to our tiki bar tailgate 2015 & the Jimmy Buffett concert! I’ve lost count of how many Jimmy Buffett concerts I’ve been to over the years ~ but my first was in 1988, so let’s just say there have been a lot. We’ve been doing our bluwaterlife tiki bar tailgate for several years, and there are Facebook albums for… Read More
Happy Saturday y’all and I’ve got a quick SCBD tip {small change, big difference} to share with you for the grill. If you like to grill fish, but hate when your beautiful fillets stick or burn, you’re going to LOVE this tip! We grilled up some marinated salmon fillets last week when visiting Bluwatermom ~ and these are quick iPhone pics from… Read More
The calendar says April, but May is already peeking around the corner ~ and May is always a busy month for our family with birthdays, early vacations and Mother’s Day in the mix. My blog friends and I are getting a head start and thought to do a quick blog hop today to share some family recipes ~ and maybe… Read More
It unofficially starts tonight ~ and we’re marking the occasion with my {almost} famous key lime pie! It’s {almost} famous, because it’s my version of the top-secret Margaritaville Key Lime Pie recipe. We celebrating the start of my favorite time of year ~ warm weather concerts, road trips, cookouts, shorts, flip-flops, and all things good in bluwaterlife! 🙂 And how great that… Read More
Southerners are loyal to their family pound cakes. Vanilla, chocolate, sour-cream, lemon, glazed or plain ~ or in my family, MaMa’s Cold Oven Pound Cake! I saw my grandmother’s recipe ~ on a card in her handwriting – in my recipe box and knew I had to make it, exactly by her instructions. Though I will confess her recipe and instructions… Read More
We finally had sunshine at the end of the week, and I wanted my version of some comfort food to enjoy the weather, so I went for my fave 30 minute meal ~ Cottage Shrimp and Grits. I call it Cottage Shrimp and Grits because I’ve made it in lots of coastal cottages. The recipe came from a cooking class… Read More
The only thing better than warm, crusty garlic bread is warm, crusty garlic bread made with roasted garlic butter. 🙂 It’s easy to roast garlic in the oven and mix with butter. And the compound butter is delicious not only on garlic bread, but as a luscious finish for a steak before serving, or added to an easy vegetable sauté. Today… Read More
Calling all chocolate lovers ~ have I got a dessert for you! This delicious Chocolate Pot de Creme comes together in just a few minutes and could not be easier. No baking required, just chill overnight. 🙂 Pot de Creme is a French style custard made with hot milk and often baked on low heat in a water bath. This… Read More
Y’all loved Bluwaterguy’s chili last week, so today I’m sharing his recipe for Peel & Eat Dockside Shrimp. 🙂 This is quick and easy, and it starts with Old Bay Seasoning. Oh and he makes the cocktail sauce too! We serve these as peel and eat shrimp with shells and tails, though you could remove both for cooking if you… Read More
